Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016

This table details census family structure including stepfamily status and number and age combinations of children for census families with children in private households in Vancouver, CY

Census family structure including stepfamily status (9)	Number and age combinations of children (29)
	Total - Census families with children	Families with children aged 25 and over only	Families with at least one child aged 0 to 24 years	1 child (aged 0 to 24 years)	0 to 5 years	6 to 14 years	15 to 17 years	18 to 24 years	2 children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	Both aged 0 to 5 years	Both aged 6 to 14 years	Both aged 15 to 17 years	Both aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 0 to 5 years and one aged 6 to 14 years	One aged 6 to 14 years and one aged 15 to 17 years	One aged 15 to 17 years and one aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 18 to 24 years and one aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	3 or more children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	All aged 0 to 5 years	All aged 6 to 14 years	All aged 15 to 17 years	All aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 0 to 5 years and some aged 6 to 14 years	Some aged 6 to 14 years and some aged 15 to 17 years	Some aged 15 to 17 years and some aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 18 to 24 years and some aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	Average number of children, all ages
Total - Census family structure^Footnote 1	89,590	18,920	70,670	31,430	11,010	8,090	3,500	8,830	30,255	4,455	6,495	610	3,655	4,145	2,930	2,745	2,630	2,580	8,985	310	885	10	415	1,890	960	785	1,080	2,645	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	63,945	10,380	53,565	21,200	9,395	4,970	1,885	4,955	24,930	4,160	5,450	465	2,775	3,680	2,355	2,130	1,970	1,945	7,430	290	760	5	320	1,700	810	630	835	2,080	1.7
Intact families	59,495	9,780	49,715	19,550	9,095	4,480	1,645	4,335	23,425	4,070	5,230	430	2,610	3,415	2,195	1,995	1,860	1,615	6,740	280	725	10	305	1,560	735	575	795	1,760	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	4,455	605	3,850	1,650	305	485	245	625	1,505	95	225	35	160	265	155	135	110	335	685	10	35	0	10	145	75	55	40	320	1.7
Simple stepfamilies	3,255	575	2,680	1,650	300	485	240	625	865	75	185	25	135	85	95	105	80	85	160	5	10	0	5	30	15	20	10	60	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	1,200	30	1,170	0	0	0	0	0	640	20	40	10	25	180	55	35	35	245	525	5	25	0	5	115	55	30	30	260	2.6
Lone-parent census families	25,640	8,535	17,110	10,225	1,620	3,120	1,615	3,875	5,325	300	1,045	145	885	470	575	615	655	635	1,555	20	125	5	100	190	150	160	240	570	1.4
Male lone-parent census families	4,555	1,460	3,085	2,015	295	625	320	775	885	60	220	20	155	65	100	95	100	65	190	5	15	5	15	20	20	10	40	70	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	21,090	7,075	14,015	8,215	1,320	2,495	1,300	3,100	4,440	240	830	125	730	400	470	520	555	570	1,365	20	105	5	80	175	130	150	200	500	1.4

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family structure.

Footnote 2

For more information about intact families and stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Stepfamily status of couple family with children.

Footnote 3

For more information about simple and complex stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Data quality note(s) – Vancouver, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.2%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016025.